CASTLE BREAK

Welcome

Another year down! And what a year it’s

FOREVER HOME

Following the release of Dog Park, a relaxing,

THAT’S NOT A HAT

If you say a game contains memory as

TICKET TO RIDE: BERLIN

As a board game evangelist, I’ve found Ticket

ROBORALLY

Do you like a board game where you

UNFOLD: DARK STORY & VICTIM OF THE PYRAMID

There’s nothing new about Escape Rooms any more.

ILLITERATI

I love Scrabble. It’s a great game. Unfortunately,

ROBOT QUEST ARENA

It is a bold move when a new

PIRATE TAILS

There’s only one squirrel native to coastal areas

COME SAIL AWAY!

I always feel I’m on safe ground when

WATERFALL PARK

Cards on the table (that I’ll later trade

THE PERFECT WAVE

The Perfect Wave is a laid back

BLOCK PARTY

Picture the scene. You’ve headed round the cousins-in-law’s

NEOTOPIA

If the process of real-world city planning mirrored

SUSHI GO!: SPIN SOME FOR DIM SUM

It’s a situation plenty of us will have

THE SAME GAME

Have you ever stopped to think about the

MLEM: SPACE AGENCY

Roll out the universe on the table in

PREY ANOTHER DAY

Of all the nature themed games lining our

DROPOLTER

“Is this even a game?” my partner “Is

PALEOVET

In this entertaining family game, you play as

IMPERIAL MINERS

Imperial Miners is sold as a game

MEDIEVAL ACADEMY

It’s your first day at chivalry school but

SNACK MATCH

The perfect ‘filler’ game is almost the holy

CAPTAIN FLIP

Ahoy! Man overboard, literally, flip him over and

LET’S GO! TO JAPAN

FAMILY GAMES Does the thought of planning the

HARMONIES

There’s a trend recently encouraging a swing towards

ODIN

Originally planned to be entitled Valhalla, Odin is

KIDS CHRONICLES: THE OLD OAK PROPHECY

I love a good walk in the forest.

TURBO KIDZ

Picture the scene: two teams, each with a

BRIGANDS

Ready to go to jail? Go directly to

LINX

Like bacon with eggs, fish with chips, and

MYCELIA

Board games love an eclectic theme. We’ve made

CAUTION SIGNS

You’re handed a hastily hand-drawn sign warning you

SPARK RIDERS 3000

The “oh my god, our ship is about

HOLLYWOOD 1947

The year is 1947, the cold war is

RAFTER FIVE

The royalty of tiny games that pack a

THE PLOT THICKENS: DETECTIVE

“I for Williams nodded hello to Bob the Bouncer

CARDS VS GRAVITY PRO

Big Potato Games are practically the specialists in

OH MY PIGEONS!

I’m going to go out on a wing

CARTAVENTURA: VERSAILLES

Cartaventura is a series of narrative card games.

CDSK

“This is the most exciting–” my heart

9 LIVES

I feel like there’s been an explosion of

GENERAL ORDERS: WORLD WAR II

As you sit down at the table and

DAYBREAK

Why do you play board games? To escape,

BARCELONA

In the mid-19 th Century, Barcelona was

FOOTPRINTS

I understand that it’s hard to be original

AGE OF INNOVATION

Time works funny in tabletop land. Terra Mystica

RALLYMAN: DIRT

There are two things - in cardboard format

SLEEPING GODS: DISTANT SKIES

The first thing you discover playing this is

ARK NOVA: MARINE WORLDS

There was marginal ‘will they, won’t they?’ about

PORTALS

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 100 Resin stones

HIDDEN ARK

While some aren’t keen on the phrase gateway

KUTNÁ HORA: THE CITY OF SILVER

The premise of Kutná Hora might not strike

THE ARTEMIS ODYSSEY

In The Artemis Odyssey, venture to undiscovered

LOST RUINS OF ARNAK: THE MISSING EXPEDITION

When Lost Ruins of Arnak landed a

SANKORÉ: PRIDE OF MANSA MUSA

Mansa Musa was the richest man that ever

CANGACEIROS

Life is pretty tough in northeastern Brazil –

THE PRINCES OF FLORENCE

What do you get if you put a

WILD TILED WEST

There is no board gaming theme that polyominoes

KINGDOM DEATH: MONSTER – GAMBLER’S CHEST

Kingdom Death: Monster is the death-metal double

THE A.R.T. PROJECT

I remember being sceptical my first time playing

DELIVERANCE

There tends to be a stigma against Christian-themed

BAMBOO

Most people’s descent into the tabletop hobby started

SKOVENTYR

If you go down to the woods today,

AMALFI: RENAISSANCE

Merchants in the Mediterranean during the Renaissance is

THE WHITE CASTLE

Nine turns? What do you mean we only

UNMATCHED: TALES TO AMAZE

That’s right—it’s another box with “Unmatched” written

UNMATCHED: SUN’S ORIGIN

The newest release in the Unmatched

PIONEER RAILS

Poker and the Old West, an

WORLD WONDERS

A polyomino (think Tetris shapes) is a

SCHOLARS OF THE SOUTH TIGRIS

If playing this game has taught me

DUNGEONS OF DORIA

Zombies are always obnoxious but rarely does killing

COFFEE RUSH

Ever dreamt of becoming the best barista in

TROLLS AND PRINCESSES

I lived in Germany as a child, close

CATAN: STARFARERS DUEL

Catan: Starfarers Duel was the last game

AGEMONIA

Agemonia is a planet with two moons populated

EMERGE

It’s the artwork that first draws you into

DUNGEON SAGA: ORIGINS KICKSTARTER VERSION

Mantic Games did something very unique last year

BANISH THE SNAKES

The ‘Dark Ages’ are framed for most of

ZHANGUO: THE FIRST EMPIRE

I have a theory that games on the

THE STIFLING DARK

Hidden movement games do a wonderful job of

CERES

Ceres is a dwarf planet somewhere between Mars

KINFIRE DELVE: VAINGLORY’S GROTTO

This is the first title in a new

BLOODSPORT GAMBLER

So, you borrowed money from the Syndicate, did

TREPANATION

“Trepanation?” at the family dining table, “didn’t they try

SALTON SEA

Who fancies playing a board game about drilling

TAMASHII: CHRONICLE OF ASCEND

In Tamashii: Chronicle of Ascend players are

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DARWIN

The work of Charles Darwin is undoubtedly some

MAXIMUM APOCALYPSE: 2ND EDITION

The title Maximum Apocalypse doesn’t lie. This card

JORAKU DELUXE EDITION

Joraku is a game of territoryholding, trick-taking and

SHIPWRIGHTS OF THE NORTH SEA: REDUX

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 50 Workers

UNDAUNTED 2200: CALLISTO

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 68 Breaker

MASS EFFECT: THE BOARD GAME – PRIORITY: HAGALAZ

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ Rulebook ◗

CASTLE COMBO

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 78 Cards

QUORIDOR PAC-MAN

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ Game board

NUNATAK: TEMPLE OF ICE

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 27 Ice Blocks

HIGH TREASON: THE TRIAL OF LOUIS RIEL

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 51 Trial Cards

STALAGBITE!

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 5 Double-sided

POINT CITY

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 160 Resource/

NOOBS IN SPACE

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 120 Cards ◗

FOREST SHUFFLE

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 180 cards

AFTER US

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ◗ 1 Rulebook ◗

IMPERIUM: HORIZONS

On the face of it, Imperium: Horizons

WAVE

Surfs up! Hang 10! Don’t play that card

FREAKY FROGS FROM OUTASPACE

These space-faring frog guys sure play a mean

SOSIG

There aren’t enough teeny tiny games. Pack’o’Games are

THE JOB

The Job is a game about assembling

STEALING STORIES FOR THE DEVIL

Stealing Stories For The Devil is a

VAESEN: MYTHIC BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Boldly going where other roleplaying publishers are sometimes

A WICKED SECRET & OTHER MYSTERIES

Good roleplaying games can often be defined by

VAESEN: SEASONS OF MYSTERY

Winter is coming in Seasons Of Mystery, an

TOMORROW CITY

Tomorrow City, a dieselpunk RPG set in

TYRANNOSAUR INSIDE

Have you ever wondered what it would be

CHEFS DE PARTIE

Sometimes when you’re on an epic quest to

BASIC ROLEPLAYING : UNIVERSAL GAME ENGINE

Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine is far

DREAMS AND MACHINES

It’s rare to come across a title that’s

THE FLOOD BELL TOLLS IN SAINT MAGNUS

When it comes to fantastical settings, you can’t

EAT THE REICH

We all love vampires, right? Just about as

MOTHERSHIP RPG: CORE SET DELUXE EDITION

On opening Mothership’s majestic gold-imprinted box, you are

OUR BRILLIANT RUIN

For any new or upcoming RPG, the very

FOR THE QUEEN

Nestled in a tiny box with a magnetic

RŌNIN

Sometimes you just want to get a group

DUNE: FALL OF THE IMPERIUM

To adapt Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking science fiction epic,

MUTANT: YEAR ZERO - AD ASTRA

Ad Astra is a campaign expansion for

THE WALKING DEAD UNIVERSE ROLEPLAYING CORE RULES

Initially created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist

DEATHMATCH ISLAND

You wake to the hum of a motor.

CRITICAL: FOUNDATION - SEASON 1

One problem with roleplaying games is the amount

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS PLAYER’S HANDBOOK (2024)

I’ll start this review with a bit of

BORDERLANDS: MISTER TORGUE’S ARENA OF BADASSERY

Monster Fight Club’s adaptation of the Borderlands video

CYBERPUNK 2077: GANGS OF NIGHT CITY

Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is

HALLS OF HEGRA

I’m no history buff, but there’s something fundamentally

THE SILVER BAYONET: CANADA

Joseph A. McCullough’s The Silver Bayonet was a

THE SILVER BAYONET: THE CARPATHIANS - CASTLE FIER

Occasionally a core rulebook for a new tabletop

STAR TREK: AWAY MISSIONS

I would not have guessed we’d see a

VIJAYANAGARA

Many of us in the UK can’t picture

REBEL FURY

Back in 2018, prolific wargame designer Mark Herman

PORT ARTHUR

In 1904 the Japanese, after having ‘their’ slice

QUARTERMASTER GENERAL: EAST FRONT

On seeing this game, there are broadly going

MUTANT YEAR ZERO: ZONE WARS

Lots of people find miniatures gaming a little

SNAP SHIPS TACTICS

In America, Snap Ships is a well established